Tri-State Morning Tip-Off
A quick and easy daily recap of the night in area CBB.
Connecticut 90 Xavier 67
A dominant road performance by the Huskies (13-1 / 3-0), as they raced to a 33-8 lead. XU would cut the lead to 13 on two occasions in the second half. The Musketeers (9-5/1-2) missed 14 of 18 three pointers, and were outrebounded by 16. Malik Messina-Moore led XU with 16 points. XU has lost by 23 and 41 in conference play.
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Dayton 63 Fordham 56
The Flyers (10-4, 1-0) never trailed the Rams (9-5, 0-1). Jordan Derkack led with 15 points and 14 rebounds. The Flyers played all nine available scholarship players in just the first nine minutes of the game. The teams combined to hit just 13 of 50 three pointers. UD worked the paint for 38 points. The Flyers are now 18-0 all-time vs Fordham at UD Arena.